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February 1, 1978 ~ Harriet Tubman was the first African-American woman to be honored on a U.S. postage stamp.
The first stamp of the U.S. Postal Service's Black Heritage USA series honors Harriet Tubman, famed abolitionist and "conductor" on the Underground Railroad.
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February 2, 1897 ~ Alfred L. Cralle patents the Ice Cream scoop.
While working in Pittsburgh as a porter Cralle noticed that the popular treat ice cream, was difficult to dispense. It stuck to spoons and ladles and usually required two hands and at least two implements to serve.
Thank you Mr. Cralle! 🥰🍨
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February 3, 1956 ~ Autherine J. Lucy becomes the first black student to attend the University of Alabama.
She was expelled three days later "for her own safety" in response to threats from a mob. A quarter century later, the university overturned her expulsion. In 1992 she graduated from the University with a master’s degree in education. The same day, her daughter, Grazia Foster, graduated with a bachelor’s degree in corporate finance.
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February 4, 1986 ~
The U.S. Postal Service issued a commemorative postage stamp honoring abolitionist and women’s rights activist Sojourner Truth as part of its Black Heritage series.
Born a slave, Truth managed to escape to freedom and became known as a fearless advocate for enslaved African-Americans and women.
She is best known for her “Ain’t I a Woman?” speech that challenged gender and racial inequalities.
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February 5, 1994 ~ White supremacist Byron De La Beckwith is convicted in the murder of civil rights leader Medgar Evers, over 30 years after the crime. Evers was gunned down in the driveway of his home on June 12, 1963.
Evers, a decorated U.S. Army combat veteran who had served in WW II, was engaged in efforts to end segregation of public facilities and expand opportunities for blacks including the enforcement of voting rights.
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February 6, 1869 ~ Robert Tanner Jackson becomes first African American to receive a degree in dentistry. Jackson had applied to two schools, and was rejected on racial grounds. He then applied to the Harvard Dental School and was a member of the first graduating class in 1869.
The Washington Society of Colored Dentists renamed itself in 1909 the Robert Tanner Freeman Dental Society in honor of America's first African-American dentist.
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February 7, 1872 ~ Alcorn A&M College was opened. This Historically Black School is now called Alcorn State University in Alcorn, Mississippi.
Alcorn is the oldest public historically Black land-grant institution in the US and the second-oldest state-supported institution of higher learning in Mississippi. Alcorn University was founded as a result of efforts to educate the descendants of formerly enslaved Africans.
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February 8, 1986 ~ Oprah Winfrey becomes the first African American woman to host a nationally syndicated talk show.
Winfrey is the first Black woman billionaire, with deep attention paid to strategic financial partnerships and enterprises. Her immense monetary wealth aside, Winfrey has spent her career fostering creative projects that have elevated her standing as an American icon among fans.
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February 9, 1971 ~ Pitcher Leroy “Satchel” Paige becomes the first Negro League veteran to be nominated for the Baseball Hall of Fame.
In August of that year, Paige, a pitching legend known for his fastball, showmanship and the longevity of his playing career, which spanned five decades, was inducted. Joe DiMaggio once called Paige “the best and fastest pitcher I’ve ever faced.”
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February 10, 1964 ~ After 12 days of debate and voting on 125 amendments, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by a vote of 290-130.
President Lyndon Johnson made the passage of slain President Kennedy’s civil rights bill his top priority during the first year of his administration.
https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/civil-rights-act/civil-rights-act-of-1964.html
@nursefrombirth I was born in 1973 and in my head this happened long before I was born. It’s a starling reminder that it really wasn’t that long ago.